Trainee spotlight: Franklyn De Silva

Franklyn De Silva is a PhD student in Pharmacy and an active volunteer on campus.

Jan 29, 2018 2:02 PM

Bio

Franklyn De Silva is pursuing his PhD in Pharmacy. He has a BSc (Biotechnology and Chemistry) and MSc (Cell Biology and Molecular Pharmacology) from West Texas A&M University and completed internship training in animal models, autoradiography, and confocal microscopy at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is a member of the Phi-Theta-Kappa International Honor Society and the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society of America.

Currently, Frank is Chair of the UofS American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Student Chapter. He also sits on the UofS Graduate Student Association Diversity Committee and the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Board of Directors as Trainee Representative.

Frank has received several academic and travel scholarships including the Apotex Canada Academic Scholarship, John Larson Cancer Research Trust Scholarship, and Shoppers Drug Mart Dean’s Trust Scholarship. In his spare time, Frank is a graphic artist and a few of his biological illustrations have been published. He also works part-time for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Research

Frank is supervised by Dr. Jane Alcorn. His research involves molecular signaling and cellular processors in diseases with dysregulated proliferation. More specifically, his PhD research focuses on: